Car-truck.



R. W. BURNETT.

CAR TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 4, 1912. v

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

R. W. BURNETT.

CAR TRUCK.

APPHCATION FILED OCT-4,1912.

. 1,149,181 Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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COLUMBIA FLANOGRAPH c0.. WASHINGTON, n. c.

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CAR TRUCK. APPLICATION r|10 0c1.4. 1112.

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To all 'wizbmz't may 00mm Be it 'knoWn that. 11,; RionAno Wren "Specification of iiettersfatenti BURNETT, a i'citizenof the -United;States of at America, residing at the city "of Montreal,

in the Province of" Quebec, Dominion of Canada, have'invented new andxusefullmprovernents "in Car Trucks, of which the fol- I lOWIIIg IS a specification. a i

The trucks for passenger cars hargfhitherto been constructed neither ofg composlte metal and wood which has developed weakness by taking a permanentvsetfor vofeast metal which develops "blow, holes and: other defects during ithe manufacture impossible to detect by subsequent i'ns'p'ectionj 1 i The objectof this inventionis to provide a passenger-car truck "free of the above mentioned defects and the members whereof:

will. be more elfectively held in therelative positions in Which 'they are assembliedy and a truck which will be -stronger and of less 1 I Weight thanany trucks heretofore produced.

Other objects areto secure ease of inspeo 'tion, to have thebrakes hungfrom points b'etWeenthe'axles for the purpose ofdoing away with the' end sills jandkeep the truck end open for the accommodation of the axle-driven electric lightingnsystem" the 2110- sence of theend sillan'doutside' brake beams affording ample room." e

Previous six Wheel truck constructions embodied pedestal straps extendingcon'tinuou'sly from one end silrl beneath andebolted to all three pedestals; to the opposite end. sill, andcrosstie bar's fastened together-the pedestal straps at opposite sides 40f: the

truck, these long straps and tie-bar's being necessary in order to stiffen: the truck-frame owing to its composite-"on cast construction and in order to":ch'ange Wheels'it was necessary to remove the pedesta-l-tie straps'and cross tie-bars and to disconnect' andremove part of the brake connections on accountof the latter being located under the axles thus viatethis labor and rducethegweight of the truck which Idoby dispensingiwith the straps and substituting? therefora retaining necessitating a large' amount of labor owing T to the manyinuts and *cottersto be removed.

Another object of the inVenti-On is to obbar for each pedestal "and adapting it to retain the journal box Within-the pedestal."

Another object of I the invention is to reduce the length overall 0f theatruckyand at Patented Aug/10; 1 915.

(then-saline tiine, increase the; Wheel a base to accommodatethe brakebeams between the axlesl 3 For full comprehension, however, ofmy mvention referenceigmustr be had to: the acoompanyizng"drawings: forming a part act this specification :in which similar reference characters indicate": the sarnezp'arts, and

1 tqFigure 1 is elevation partl y in 'sec- 5 Fig-.; 8-is a detailviewof one of tionalwvertical vieW-ofemy improved six avh-eeled passengerrcar truck; Fig; 2 is a plan View thereof partlyinhoriZontal section;

v'hjigifiiis atransverse sectional view taken on pfline AAF1'gi2 ,F1g.4:1s;axpart end elevation and partverticalgsectional viewythe sectional VilGW bGIIIgtWkQH online' BB Fig 2; Fig. 5

is a detail transverse vertical sectionaltwiew taken on line .C CF ig', 2; Fig. 6 lsa trans- 1 theside sills r With" gusset pla'tes attached "thereto thetopgusset plate being broken device; Fig. 9 a

away and-tone of theztransoms andthe side of the truck frame; Fig." 11 is aside/eleva- .1 itionupartly' in section ofthe baby bolster; and 'Flga 12; lsza view'p'artly in elevation and partlyinsection of the brakehangers; .e Th eatruck frame'roniprises. side sillseach consisting of a pair :o'fchannels 1b, b,-dis-' posed with their'troughed sides facing each ot'henz "These sills? are of just suiiicient sill appearing in horizonta'llsection;Fig. l0v '1S ardetail side elevation of the end portion 8 5 e length to carry end pedestals With the axle boxes straddled thereby, middle pedestals 'beingfcarried by'the'wmiddle of the sills. Each of thepedestals consist of a pair of plates '56 ian'did fastened' to opposite sides of 1 the sills by long rivets; f passed through the .pedestalplates' the Webbs of the sills and :tubul'ar distanc'e pieces 6 spacingthe chan- 1 The "end pedestal plates have lateral exftensions kitovvardxthe tru'cli middle and each of themiddle pedestal plates have a e pair of extensions m toward thefends, such "extensions being along the webs of "the sills rivets -0.

andwrbeing fastened to the latter by short of such ribs form ng Two pairs of retaining ribs r for each of the journal boxes,

indicated at s, i are presented by cast fillers flanges. o over-reaching the pedestal'plates between which these' fillers are rigidly secured by rivets to extending through both pedestal plates and the fillers. The lower ends of the horns of the inner plates of each pedestal extendbelow the spacers and carry a retainingbar 2 pivoted.

. at one end by a rivet 3 to one horn and having its opposite end perforated to fit over a V stud 4 carried by the other horn and locked 7 estal plates are made longer than thoseof V Q in engagement therewith by a cotterpin 5.

:These'barsserve to limitthe relative verticaldispl'acement of the journal boxes and r pedestals and at the same time permit ready vdisconnection of these parts without otherwise dismembering the truck by simply taking out the cotters and'allowing the bars to swing on their pivots in order to accommodate these'bars the horns of the inner. pedthe outer pedestal plates.

The side walls are united and relatively braced. by transoms to be presently fully.

described and-a pair of gusset plates 5, 5,

E50 arranged; at opposite sidesof the truck cenf ter and are of sufficient width at their ends and 6, 6. covering and riveted to thetop and bottom flanges of both channel irons of each side sill. .These gusset plates are i to overlap'the lateral extensions of the ped- [estal thus Jatfording. with the'latter an effective reinforcement extending continua ously from end to end of the sills- The gus- 5, at one side of the truck center set, plates are reduced in width between their ends by cutting-away each side uniformly toatlord clearance'a-t one side, '7, for the draft gear, such gusset plates being also arranged in juxtaposition with one of thetruck bolsters to be presently further alluded to. The other gusset plates 6 have their portions between their ends set back from the truck center to allow thebaby bolster, to be further alluded to, to be removed.

The underside gusset plates are notched at 175 to accommodate the V "truck hangers 150.

[construction one being placedadjacent to,

- The transoms'before mentioned comprise a pair and 16 of Z'cross-section extending continuouslyin one piece from-side sill to side sill and are secured'rigidly thereto by angle brackets 17 riveted in place; and

a second pair. of transoms extendin like manner are built up and of different specific the transom 15 and theother adjacent to thetransom 16. The one adjacent totransom 15 consists of a pair of short sections 20 of Z cross-section secured to the. side.

t, the outer side edges I, 5.. and 6 do not extendv across the full width of the truck but are extended out to overlap the 'transoms where they are riveted at174= and they 7 sills by riveted angle brackets similar to the brackets 17, the; sections 20 being united andthe transom completed by a bar 21 of anglecross-section between which and the.

7 end sections 20 a pair-of webs or plates 22 are held. The transom adjacent to thet ransom 16 consists of a pair ofishortsections 25 of Z cross-section fastened to thegside sills by riveted angle brackets 26, and it bar 27 .offangle cross-section riveted to the end sections 25 with a pair of webs or plates 28 (Fig. 3) which 1 have their inner ends upturnedand riveted as at 500 i to the flanges-of afchannel iron to be further alluded to, held between them.

' These webs or plates28 are termed second ary transom connections and have their inher ends turned upwardly as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 11 and riveted to a pair of parallel longltudlnal webs or plates' 29 (Figs. 3 and a member 30 of .channelcross-section to whichzthey' are riveted. The portions of these webs or plates 29 extend in width between the middle axleand thetransom 27 10);joinedtogether .at theirupper edges by and their lower ends are reinforced by he ing'turned up as at 85, (Fig. 3) and the pivot pin 36 ofone 37 of the fourfbrake leversis journaled in a bearing therein. The member thus constructed although atfording-a support ctor one of the brake;

levers has for its principal object to reinforce the transoms against the end thrust of the truck bolsters-indicated at 88.

The members 40 and 41 of the baby bolster are locatedone at each side of the transom reinforcing member and, asusual,

vicinity of the pedestals are cutaway as shown at 50 in- Fig. 9 to accommodate the equalizer bars 51. The lateral extensions of metal by cutting away the flanges of the side sills as just mentioned.

There are as usual n slx wheel trucks fourbrake levers, 37, above mentioned, 60,

61, and 62. These levers are eqaul in length and consequently have equal power ,in

The three last mentioned levers carry the brake beams which are indicated at 63, 64

the pedestal plates'compensate for the loss of transmitting power to the brake beams.

and 65 respectively, .and each being fulcrumedin an independent-brakebeam adjusting device and they are all located within the wheel base. This brake,beam adjusting device consistsof a 'pair'of springs 70, 71 clamped by riveted straps 7 2 to the outer flanges of thetransom theinner ends of the springs being turned up asat 73r 'to keep {hem frompulling-outx. A yoke/T5 has its egs 7.6 with their .endsrounded and projecting through the eyes formed by the rolled ends of the springs. The yoke is tapped to. have an adjusting screw .SO threaded therethrough and having aneye 82 at its centerend held bypins. 85, cotter 86, between the arms 87 constituting a brake-beam. fulcrum. andstrut; To adjust the angle of the {beam rela tiveliy to the wheels the cotter is removed and the pin and eye-bolt displacedand the latter screwed to the desired position, after which the eye-bolt, pin and cotter arereturned. 7 I

The truck hangers, indicated at 150 :(Fig. 3) are suspended from "hanger pins 1512 pro jecting through holes in the transomsand angle brackets and enteringatone end into inwardly facing sockets inwcastings 152 secured upon the angle brackets/26 by: rivets fastening such castings andiangle brackets to thetran'som members 25,. the opposite ends of the pins being supported incast-. ings 15'3secured upon the angle bracket lT' in thesame manner asgthecasting 152 is. secured over the angle bracket 26. These castings 153'l1ave openings completely therethrough for the insertion 1 .of the pins and small holes 154: forcotterfpinsior rivets. to prevent'the pins 151 from workingput, while the castings 152 have holes. 155. through which drift pins may be driven to displace the pins 151. The lower ends of these hangers are connectedtto .;the spring plank supporting bars 160 by studsfgl6l having lugs 162 at their louter .extivemi-ties the hangers having openings with lateral extensions to 'fit over the studs and lugs, i after which the bars are tui nednto position with {the lugs overlapping the hangerand preventing displacement thereof. i

The relative arrangement of the side sills.

pedestals, :transoms and-the longitudinal. brace 30 between the latter securesugreater rigidity 'wi 'th'less danger of being distorted and throwing the braces out ofproper bearing relation with the journals. Qther advantages are case of inspectionowing-to the ample spaces between the parts, shortening of the truck frame and lengthening of the.

wheel base, and owing to the concentration of the strengthin the sidelsillsandtransoms by the relative arrangement of the gusset and pedestal plates, the end sills are dispensed with 'and' the ample roomiis pr'ovided for the axlev driven. electric lighting system the driving wheel of which is shown on one of the axles in Fig. 2.

lVhat I claimis as follows 1. A railway car truck comprising side sills united by spaced transverse members of Z cross-section located inward from the ends of the side sills, axles adjacent at each end turned upwardly and outwardly asat I 2. A railway car trnckaeomprising side sills, spaced ,transoms .of'Z .crosssection journalboxes assembled with the pedestals.

K, QZLCh pair, axles and I bledjwiththe pedestals.

xAurailway car truck comprising side l2a I .of'the frameand anaxlemidway between theendsof such frame, wheels upon the axles.-

located inward. from. theendszofi the sills, gusset plates in juxtaposition with the transoms and overlapping and secured to. the side sills, axles adjacent. at each end to the frame and an axle midway; betweenthe. ends of such frame, wheelsupon the axles.

.3: Arrailway truck comprising side sills, spaced transoms-of Z cross-section located inward from the ends of the sills, gusset platesiin juxtaposition with. the transoms and overlapping and secured "to ithe side sills, such gusset plates having their ends widened, axles adjacenttoeach end of the frame and an axle midway between the ends iverse members, means relatively bracing the pedestal plates of'each pair, and axles: and

5. A.;railway truck comprising side sills, spaced ,transoms of 'Zcross-section located inward. from the. ends of the/sills, gusset plates in juxtaposition with. the transoms and overlapping and secured to the '1, side sills, pairs of pedestal plates secured at the ends of the sillsand midway'ofjthe length thereof and lapping joints with the gusset pletesfmeans relatively bracing the pedestal lo-5 plates of a each pair, axles and ournal I boxes assembled with the pedestals.

-6. A railway truck comprising side sills, spaced .transomfs located inward from .the ends .of-the sills, gusset" plates in juxtapo- 1 sition with the transoms and overlapping and. secured to the side, sills, such gusset plates having-their ends widened, pairs of pedestalyplates secured1 at the ends of. the

sillsandimidway of the length thereof and lapping joints with the g'usset plates, means relativelybracing the pedestal plates of journal boxes ess sills,spaeed trans'oms of Z cross-section located inward from v the ends 1 of the sills,

gusset plates in juxtaposition with the transoms and overlapping and" secured to the .side sills, alongitudinal brace united at its ends and relatively bracing the transoms,

axles adjacent at each end to the frame and an axle midway between the ends of such frame, wheels upon the axles.

8. A rallway car truck comprising side members,

" verse plates riveted uponeach members: of angle cross-section and: having "sills, spaced tran'soms located inward from transom, a pair of plates'equal in length A railway ing: the ends of such 'transoms rigidly to V the SldQSlllS, a second palr' of transoms parpair and'eachconsistmg of.a pair of alined- V mcuredtothe side'sills, a'member of angle.

' cross-section extending from sidesill to side sill beneath and riveted tothe said. short a, member ofi-channel cross-section the frame; from one and riveted'tothe channel, "a" pair "ofplates extending at-right angles to each end ofthe Y said longitudinal brace and riveted thereto i a'ndto the transom, axles ad acentito each,

end of the frame, and an axle midwaybe'- tween the ends of such frame and wheels upon the axles. i 4 I from} side sill to side sill, means secura'llel and adj a'cent to the first mentioned short members of zeroes-sect on rigidly se-:

extending longitudinally and centrally of of' the said their contiguous ends turned upwardly and V riveted'to the flanges of the channel, a pair of gusset plates withwidened ends located over thetransoms near one end of the'frame and the other onset with relation: to the transoms near the other "end of the frame, pairs of pedestal plates riveted to opposite sides of-the sills and lapping joints. with the'said gusset plates and means relatively bracing the-pedestal plates ofjeach-pair.

10; Arailway truckframe comprisingm combination with a pair of side sills, a pair of transoms of Z cross-section located in- ,l ward from the ends vof the sidelsills and: 'consisting'ofa single piece extending from V V .Witnesses-zg V side sill to side sill, nieanssecuring the ends of such transoms rigidly to the. side-sills, a se'condip'air of transoms'paralleland adja'ef "side sills, extending fromside sill to truck frame comprising in fcombination with a pair of side sills; a pair of transoms of Z cross-section lol catedinward from the ends of the side sills and consisting of a single piece extending to the otherfof said 'membersof angle crossesection and overlapping-thesamem pair 'ofspacedfialined transa free opening,; and

openings registering with the socketgand the 'op through and bearing in the open casting cent to the first mentioned pairand each consisting Hof a pair of alined short'mem bers of Z cross-section-rigidly -'securedto the a member of angle cross-section side sill-beneath and riveted to the said short members, i a member of channel :CIOSS-SGCtiOIl extending longitudinally and. centrally (of the frame from one t0:tl1e?0th61' of said members of angle cross-section and overlapping the i same,a pair of plates equal in length and riveted at their upper edges to'the channel and'ihaving-one end extending downwardly and formed with a boring, a pair'of spaced alined transverse plates-riveted upon each of the said members ofangle cross-section Y and having their contiguous. ends turned npwardly channel and the plates riveted to the latter,-

a pair" of gusset plates with widened ends one located over the .transoms nearone end and riveted to the flanges of the of'theframe and theotherolfset with rela tion to the transoms' near the other endof thegframe, pairs of pedestal plates riveted ..to opposite sides of -.-the-sills and lap'ping'so jointsfwith said-gussetyplates, and means relatively bracing the pedestal platesirof each pair; I '11-.; Ina" truck the combination with one oftheitransomsthereof, of bolster hanging 8t mechanism, comprising a pair of castings rigidlyisecured to opposite sides of the transoms, one having; asocket opening toward thetransom and the other having the transom having in the castingsga .ipin inserted and 5 through; the transom and bearing at venting axial; displacementpf the pin, a

bolster Within the transom, a spring plank,

springs supporting the bolster upon the V spring. plank and truck hangers supported by thepin, between 'the transom and 'oppo-* site sides of. the bolster, and means con: i

necting the lower; ends of theiha-ngers to the spring plank. i

In testimony-whereof I have signed my,

name to this; specification in the presence of 1.05

twojwitnesses: 7

"RICHARD B ataan; A E Be -BETT V five cents each, addressingthe f Commissioner of 3 Patents, 7 Washington, 1). 0. 1 a i 

